need proffesional advice about bass recordings

Arsenu,

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hey there!

so i'm entering the bass recording phase of my demo and my brother is really recommanding that i use Trillian bass sim which is of course simply writing down midi parts instead of recording live bass.

but i'm an old fasion guy and i refuse to accept the fact that midi bass can actually sound as good if not better than a real live bass guitar,

so i need an advice from someone who actually recorded high quality records and can share his opinion about synthesizing a bass guitar and if it can really replace the good old fashion bass player (not live, of course)
 
Some people can make a trillian line sound really good, but I think in the end it always depends on the song/style. If you don't have a bassist and you're aware that you're not really that tight of a bassist (the source is VITAL on bass, probably more than with guitars) you could try Trillian if you have or are willing to buy it. But if you have a good bass and you are sure that it's tone fits the style well and someone in your band can actually play bass well enough to get some good tight tracks, I say go the traditional way.

On another note, if you're gonna pay the cash for trillian, you might think of paying a session bassist?
 
hmmm

thing is i have no "band", i mean i do have but this demo is my OWN so there is no bassist.
i'm a guitar player myself so i can record some DECENT bass lines and with the help of he scissors and grid quantize i think i can make everything tight (tough it will be played with a pick, when fingers are cleary better)
i know trillian CAN produce a good sound but the question is about the human aspect of bass playingi guess...

more opinions? anyone knows of a good album which was recorded using trillian?
 
I understand this is a personal demo, but do you literally not know a bass player who would play on some tracks for you? When I was young I'd play on almost anything.
 
i do know
just that i don't really want to bother him for free recording bass track to my creation (tracking IS annoying you know...)

when the demo is done i'll seek a label/studio/producer to record the full album with
the demo is basically the whole album (9 songs) but not as good as it can be when recorded in a studio and altered to perfection by another set of ears but mine
 
honestly, if you post the track on here with a tab, you can probably a forum member who will record it and send you track...if you feel so inclined, of course
 
hmmm
interasting idea

saves me hours of mind numbing punch-ins and editing...

anyone willing to try? my songs are usually pretty simple to play